BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s former justice minister, Tang Yijun, has been put under disciplinary review and investigation on suspicion of serious disciplinary violations, anti-graft watchdog the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India rejected China’s renaming of about 30 places in its northeastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, calling the move “senseless” and reaffirming that the border province is an “integral” part of India. Beijing says Arunachal Pradesh, which its calls Zangnan, is a part of South Tibet – a claim …
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By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday in a possible test of a new rocket using solid fuel, drawing swift condemnation from South Korea, Japan and the United States. South Korea’s military said it detected what appeared to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile launched …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol showed the first signs of flexibility in his medical reform plan as a prolonged standoff with doctors is ramping up pressure ahead of next week’s parliamentary elections which are expected to be close. The plan, chiefly aimed at boosting medical school admissions by …
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By Karen Lema and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday said its national security adviser and his U.S. counterpart discussed “coercive, aggressive and deceptive actions” by Beijing in the South China Sea, as a diplomatic row intensifies between the two Asian neighbours. Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano “expressed his appreciation for …
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government said it was rescuing its citizens who were lured into employment in Cambodia and were being forced to participate in cyber fraud schemes. The Indian embassy in Cambodia is working with Cambodian authorities and has rescued and repatriated about 250 Indians, including 75 in the last three months, …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hit Iwate and Aomori prefectures in northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter was northern coastal part of Iwate Prefecture, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued. There were no reports of immediate damage. (Reporting …
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -A boat carrying Chinese migrants capsized off the coast of the Mexican southern state of Oaxaca, killing eight migrants, and Mexican authorities said over the weekend they were investigating the incident. The boat capsized on Friday, and Oaxacan state officials said in a statement posted on X on Saturday that the only …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Monday raised concerns about convictions of rights advocates in Vietnam, including five since January, and called on the country’s government to respect freedom of expression, association, and religion. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT Advocates have raised alarm over the human rights situation in Vietnam and …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -A Pakistani court on Monday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan an appeal of his conviction for graft and suspended his 14-year jail sentence, his lawyer said, a relief for his embattled party which had won most seats in February’s national polls. Just a week ahead of the Feb. 8 …
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